Purpose: To provide financial assistance for promising music students to pursue their career. Focus: Education, Music. Qualif.: Applicant must be a Rhode Island resident enrolled in college as a music major; must be a church organist and an American Guild of Organists member; and must demonstrate financial need. Criteria: Selection of applicants will be based on financial need.

Funds Avail.: $1,000. To Apply: Applicants must complete the application form, available online; must submit one essay, recent high school or college transcript (music majors); must have a copy of their final Student Aid Report, financial aid award letter, and one recommendation from their organ/keyboard teacher or church official. Application forms and other supporting documents must be sent to Libby Mona-han, GFWC Women's Club of South County Scholarship, Rhode Island Foundation, One Union Station, Providence, RI 02903. Deadline: June 9.

Purpose: To provide financial assistance for qualified individuals pursuing graduate education toward a master's or doctorate in order to pursue a teaching career in the arts. Focus: Arts. Qualif.: Applicant must be a Rhode Island resident; must be an artist pursuing graduate education toward a master's or doctorate in order to pursue a teaching career in the arts; must demonstrate financial need; and must have lived in Rhode Island for at least five years prior to applying for the award. Criteria: Preference will be given to visual art artists.

Funds Avail.: $74,500. Number Awarded: 16. To Apply: Application forms are available online and must be submit to www.callforentry.org. Deadline: May 23.

Purpose: To provide support for deserving visual art or music major students intending to pursue their education. Focus: Visual arts; Education, Music. Qualif.: Applicants must be Aquidneck Island residents for at least three years; must demonstrate a serious interest in visual arts and/or music; must have a proof of enrollment in an arts or music major at an accredited institution of higher education; and must be able to demonstrate financial need. Criteria: Selection of applicants will be based on the scholarship selection criteria.

Funds Avail.: $2,000-$5,000. Number Awarded: 2. To Apply: Applicants must complete the application form, available online; must have a copy of their financial aid award letter; must submit a recent official college transcript; three proofs of Rhode Island residency; one essay; copy of their final Student Aid Report; one letter of recommendation; and a sample of work done within the last 12 months. Application forms and other supporting documents must be sent to Libby Monahan, GFWC Women's Club of South County Scholarship, Rhode Island Foundation, One Union Station, Providence, RI 02903. Deadline: June 9.

Purpose: To provide financial assistance to descendants of members of the Franklin Lodge of Freemasons in Wesley, RI. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Applicants must be descendants of a member of Franklin Lodge in Wesley, Rhode Island, or descendants of other Freemansons who are RI residents; must be able to demonstrate scholastic achievement and good citizenship; and must be enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution. Criteria: Applicants will be selected based on the scholarship selection criteria. Preference will be given to prior year's recipients.

Funds Avail.: $500-$1,000. To Apply: Applicants must complete the application form, available online; must submit a financial aid award letter, recent official transcript, essay, and a copy of their final student aid report. Application form and other supporting documents must be sent to Libby Monahan, Duhamel Scholarship, Rhode Island Foundation, One Union Station, Providence, RI 02903. Deadline: May 19.

Purpose: To provide support for females living in Washington County who need financial assistance in order to pursue education or job training. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Applicants must be able to demonstrate financial need; must be a resident of Washington County; must be a female, age 25 or older; and must be enrolled or registered in an educational or job skills training program and working toward their first degree or certificate. Criteria: Preference will be given to highly motivated, low-income single women with children who need further education or training to become self-supporting.

Funds Avail.: $1,000. Number Awarded: 2. To Apply: Applicants must complete the application form available online; must submit a financial aid award letter, a copy of final Student Aid Report, one essay, recent official transcript, and letter of recommendation. Application forms and other supporting documents must be sent to Libby Monahan, GFWC Women's Club of South County Scholarship, Rhode Island Foundation, One Union Station, Providence, RI 02903. Deadline: June 2.

Purpose: To provide financial assistance for qualified students enrolled at colleges, universities, or nonprofit technical schools on the post-secondary level in the US. Focus: Metallurgy. Qualif.: Applicant must be a student enrolled in tool-making, design, metals fabrication, or other jewelry-related courses. Criteria: Selection of recipients will be based on their academic standing and application requirements.

Funds Avail.: No specific amount. To Apply: Applicants must complete and submit the application form and materials to www.callforentry.org. Deadline: May 14.

Purpose: To provide financial assistance for promising students with a distinguished record of public services. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Applicant must be a graduating high school senior and resident of Rhode Island; must have a history of substantial voluntary involvement in community service; must have been accepted into an accredited post-secondary institution; must be able to demonstrate financial need. Criteria: Selection of applicants will be based on Scholarship selection criteria.

Funds Avail.: $1,500. To Apply: Applicants must complete the application form, available online; must submit a copy of financial aid award letter, most recent official high school transcript, one letter of recommendation, one essay, and a copy of their final Student Aid Report. Application forms and other supporting documents must be sent to Libby Monahan, GFWC Women's Club of South County Scholarship, Rhode Island Foundation, One Union Station, Providence, RI 02903. Deadline: June 4.

Purpose: To provide support for individuals intending to pursue their education or job training. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Applicants must be enrolled or registered in an educational or job skills training program; must be Rhode Island residents; and must be able to demonstrate financial need. Criteria: Preference will be given to highly motivated, self-supporting low-income women who are completing their first undergraduate degree or certificate program.

Funds Avail.: No specific amount. To Apply: Applicants must complete the application form, available online; must have their financial aid award letter, a copy of their final Student Aid Report, one essay, most recent official academic transcript, letter of recommendation, and resume. Application forms and other supporting documents must be sent to Libby Monahan, GFWC Women's Club of South County Scholarship, Rhode Island Foundation, One Union Station, Providence, RI 02903. Deadline: June 12.

Purpose: To encourage older students to return to undergraduate school for further education. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Applicant must be a Rhode Island resident who is at least 45 years of age; must be attending any degree-conferring, non-parochial educational college or university within Rhode Island towards an undergraduate degree; must be able to demonstrate financial need; must not have any relationship with the Sorrentino family or the Rhode Island Foundation that can be construed in any way as influencing the fund's recommendation. Criteria: Selection of applicants will be based on the selection criteria.

Funds Avail.: $350-$1,000. To Apply: Applicants must complete the application form, available online; must have a copy of their financial aid award letter, official transcript, one essay, copy of their final student aid report, and two letters of recommendation. Application form and other supporting documents must be sent to Libby Monahan Sorrentino Scholarships, Rhode Island Foundation, 1 Union Station, Providence, RI 02903. Deadline: May 15.

Purpose: To assist single parents in the pursuit of education beyond high school. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Applicants must be single parents, either male or female, who are currently enrolled in a Rhode Island institution of higher learning or continuing education; must be Rhode Island residents and able to demonstrate financial need. Criteria: Preference will be given to applicants who are completing their first degree or certificate program.

Funds Avail.: $1,000. Number Awarded: 3-5. To Apply: Applicants must complete the application form, available online; must submit a copy of their financial aid award letter, and a recent official transcript; must prepare one essay; must have a copy of their final Student Aid Report and letter of recommendation. Application forms and other supporting documents must be sent to Libby Monahan, GFWC Women's Club of South County Scholarship, Rhode Island Foundation, One Union Station, Providence, RI 02903. Deadline: June 13.

Purpose: To provide tuition support to women with financial need planning to attend graduate school to attain a law degree at an accredited institution. Focus: Law. Qualif.: Applicants must be females planning to attend or registered in an accredited law school; must be Rhode Island residents; must be accepted into an accredited law school; and must be able to demonstrate financial need. Criteria: Selection of applicants will be based on the scholarship selection criteria.

Funds Avail.: $2,000. To Apply: Applicants must complete the application form, available online; must have a copy of their financial aid award letter and a recent official transcript; and must provide one essay, a copy of their Student Aid Report, and letter of recommendation. Application forms and other supporting documents must be sent to Libby Monahan, GFWC Women's Club of South County Scholarship, Rhode Island Foundation, One Union Station, Providence, RI 02903. Deadline: June 20.

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